J. Strom Thurmond

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:South_Carolina_Republican_Party
gptkb:South_Carolina_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nancy_Thurmond
gptkb:Paul_Thurmond
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
Julian Thurmond
gptkbp:death_date 2003-06-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:governor 1947-01-01
1951-01-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/ Strom_ Thurmond%2 C_1948.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Conservative politics in the South
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:known_for Segregationist policies
Presidential candidate in 1948
Longest-serving senator in U. S. history
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Strom
gptkbp:notable_work Civil Rights Act opposition
Longest filibuster in U. S. history
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Olin_D._Johnston
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Southern_Strategy
States' rights
Racial segregation
American politics
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/ Strom_ Thurmond_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_C._Thurmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkbp:term_end 2003-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1947-12-24
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edgefield_District,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Edgefield_County,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5